Note About This Book: Advanced Lingo For Games was written by Gary Rosenzweig in 2000 for users of Macromedia Director 7. It is presented here for free on an as-is basis, with no updating. Most of the information and code here can be used in the most recent version of Director. The book has been reproduced from the final editing files archived in 2000, and not the final proof galleys. So some minor differences between this version and the printed version my exist. The entire contents of this book are Copyright 2000, Gary Rosenzweig. No part may be reproduced or copied without written permission. The text here is provided for individual use only.
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| Useful Lingo in This Chapter
Behaviors: Using parameters Graphics: Making sprites disappear Interface: Using button down states Strings: Storing data in text members Strings: Using items Strings: Comparing strings Trivia games for computers have become amazingly popular because they are simple to play and addictive. They are also undoubtedly educational, even if all you learn are a few trivial facts. Trivia games can be easily made with Director. Because trivia games are essentially text-based, we will be using a lot of Lingo's string handling functions to create this trivia game. | |